New Wellness Retreats Around the World for 2024

Wellness retreats have come a long way since the days of austere ashrams and militant-minded boot camps. These days, you can reset your mind and body in five-star resorts that draw on both cuttingedge science and ancient healing practices to leave you feeling renewed. Whether you're craving some serious pampering or a serious detox, you have more options than ever before both close to home and in far-flung locales.The newest wellness openings are raising the bar, offering everything from rooms designed for optimal sleep to the latest bio hacks and unbelievably good food.

Hotel Hanalei Bay - Kauai, Hawaii

With its biophilic design and unbeatable location perched above lovely Hanalei Bay, this 1 Hotel is an oasis of tranquility. You could craft a DIY wellness stay that taps into surfing, paddle boarding, the Bamford Spa, the pro-athlete-worthy Anatomy gym, hyperlocal dining outlets, and an on-site outpost of functional medicine center, Vitahealth Precision Wellbeing. Or you could be guided by your own Wellness Sage if you book one of the hotel's new Within Journeys. These four- and seven-night programs have been built around themes like renewal and nourishment and include IV vitamin treatments, spa therapies, and use of cutting-edge equipment like an ocean float room that promotes relaxation and a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Some immersions include one-on-one personal training and off-property experiences, like farm tours. No matter the theme you choose, your room will be outfit with wellness-boosting amenities such as an Infrared PEMF, Normatec compression boots, and healing crystals.

Recommended experience : The Tulsi Honey Facial draws out impurities while leaving skin looking smoother and younger.

Engel Ayurpura - South Tyrol, Italy

Engel Ayurpura debuted last November, giving the Dolomites its first hotel dedicated to the ancient healing art of Ayurveda. The 15 blonde wood, chalet-inspired rooms have a distinctly alpine vibe, but the therapies are firmly rooted in India. Upon arrival one of the team of Ayurveda experts will take your pulse to determine your dosha, which will then dictate your food and treatments for your stay. Nine different programs range from a fourday intro to Ayurveda to an intense 21-day Panchakarma journey that includes 36 treatments designed to majorly purify the body. Meals feature local ingredients enhanced with Ayurvedic spices (the signature breakfast is a hearty porridge spiked with ginger, cinnamon, chia seeds, cardamom pods, and hazelnuts). Guests can hit the local trails or take in forest views from the spa's infinity pool or panoramic sauna. All of the mountain air ensures you'll sleep soundly.

Recommended experience: The seven-day Panchakarma eliminates toxins from the body with a metabolism-stimulating diet and therapies such as abhyanga (a massage that uses dosha-specific warm oil) and shirodhara (a treatment where warm oil is drizzled on the forehead to achieve psychosomatic balance).

Estelle Manor - Oxfordshire, UK

Stress dissipates as soon as you turn down the perfectly manicured, tree-lined drive to arrive at Estelle Manor, a 60-acre estate perched on the Cotswolds' doorstep and surrounded by 3,000 acres of gardens and parkland. The countryside sibling of Maison Estelle, a chic members' club in London's Mayfair neighborhood, is part country club, part hotel, complete with padel courts, bike paths, and a cutting-edge gym that offers 37 classes. At the heart of the property is a Jacobean Revival manor house that's been fabulously restored with period elements like ornamental plaster ceilings